Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-10-26
NUMEROUS NIMRODs.
A Large Party OF Enthusiastic sports,ueu
Pass Through the City.


A Large Party OF EnthusiAstie sportsmeu
Pass Through the City.
The hunting season is Al its height.
This was amply demonstrated yesterday
morning when there arrived in the city
from Pittsburgh a delegation Of sportsmon,
the advance guard OF the Sportsmen's As
sociation Of Cheat Mountain, of which As
sociatou so mucn that was inaccurate aud
not q little that was malicious has becu
written during the past year.
The gentlemen composing the party
were Messrs. s. c. Freeman, Of the Pitts-
burg Dispatch, F. A. Dilworth, G. w. Dill
worth, G. f. Painter, Thomas Sprouts, ID.
p. Corsin, U. Baird, 8. W. Scaife, DR.. W.
J. Riggs, Wm, II. Bown and W. s. Bell.
This party took dinner ut the McLure, and
spent the remainder Of the day until tho
time Of the departure Of the r. 4 o. train
for the East in looking about the city, or in
making new acquaiptances and revivipg
old ones among our people. A number
Of our local sportsmen took the visitors in
charge, and made the briei time they had
10 spend in the town IA pleasant as the
circumstances would psrmit Later In the
day, and but short time before train
time, the party were joined by w. F.
Cook, of Steubenville, and Messrs. J. Il.
Umstatter and r. C. Whittlesey, OF Pitts
burg, and the entire party got out OF town
at 5:45 for Grafton, where they remained
over night, and where they will be Joined
this morning by another detachment Of the
hunters who were unable TO get away from
httsburg yesterday. Among those due
at Grafton this morning are Z. A. Dewing,
of Kalamazoo, and Mr.. Stambangh. OF
Youngstown, o. W. q. Brown, Of King.
wood, and Col. w. l.. Totten, Of Buckhsn.
non, will also drive over and join the party.
"A viii also Col +. Hutton, Of Hu,tons-
vile, and Hon. B. l.. Butcher. who are
honorary members Of the Association.
The Sportsman's Association of Cheat
Mountain was organised Septemhsr 2,
1886, by articles OF association recorded in
the Recorder Office Of Randolph county,
this State. The FIVE persons signing such
articles met subsequently and elected Off
GERS, IL being the intention 10 hold q tr>ct
Of fifty thousand acres Of land which had
been leased for the purpose Of forming q
hunting grounds for anumber Of sports
men, principally located In and about
Pittsburg. When the Association came 10
accep! ihe lease Of the land, however, IL
was discovered that the lease covered mor~
ground than the Association could hold
under the laws OF the State. and II became
necessary 10 form corporation In order ta
carry ont the idea which had been forn-,i.
Such q corporation was therefore formed.
and the stock was tranferred 10 the mem.
beIs OF the old Association, except enough
TO qualify Board Of Directors, the Old
organization being retained for The rss~sn
that 1t could adopt regulations ~ 10 mem
bership and transfers OF stock which A
corporation could not The members OF
the club are, therefore, . e0rporate associ-
alton, which owns ell the capitol stock Of
the corporation that holds the legl ,it'a
to the psopsrty.
The bunting preserve Of tbs Association
~ located In Randolph and Panabontas
counties, comprising what Ia known an the
Winchester tarvey. The land lies south
VI Wv "bttIhk hbh Dt1uuou ptke, ana
shaver's Fork, tributary Of the Cheat
river, flows through IL for 0 dislsncs
Of fifty miles. Tbs stream and it, tribs.
taries gives 70 tbs members OF the hsso-
ciation 200 miles Of good treuting vste,,
we'll stocked with fsh. On this land The
members OF the Association hsvs erected q
club house, which IL BY all Odds The
largest and finest hailding 10 either of The
counties in which ths bnnting os.ds
lie. II a ene and half miles from Cheat
bridgs, the only structure Of tbs kind in
all that region Of county which vss not
destroyed during the HzS. With the eI.
eeption Of tbe bops sfMr Winchester, the
occupants Of the club house hsye no psish-
bor Sitsis fifty miles The leAssnsd rivts
10 the members Of the Association ths sole
right to hunt, ash, and trsp on the entire
tract, which ss We bsys said before, con-
tains 5000 sass, for the term Of fifty
yesrs, % tsst those who are g fsytupats
"a % have membeship In tie oeranixs-
tion not only have An ssaraacs Of gAuoo
for themselves, but for their children and
their ehildren's children ~ well.
There ere about eighty rssulas snd SIX
honorary members Of ths Association, ths
membership being full. Most Of the gen
tlemen are from Pittsburg, but there II
sprinkling Of West girginians, lev from
Bellaire, Bridgeport sna Stsubsnville, and
one or two from New York City.
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